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Jessy Lanza with Kate NV

If you remember Altered Images’ “I Could Be Happy” or the Belle Stars’ “Sign of the Times” with fondness—and you should—Hamilton, Ontario’s Jessy Lanza has got your number. Not since Annie’s delirious 2004 debut Anniemal has a singer-producer crafted a record as effortlessly buoyant as Lanza’s Oh No. She sighs and whoops over geometric beats, while keeping cuteness at bay. Add her thoughtful lyrics to the mix, and she’s the Carol Kane of the dance floor (or the Cyndi Lauper of the indie scene). Lanza’s tourmate, DIY artist Kate NV (neé Kate Shilonosova), hails from Moscow. On her 2016 debut, Binasu, the Glintshake singer combines a love of Japanese new wave with avant-garde credentials for a deeply inventive, yet enjoyably accessible debut. KATHY FENNESSY